Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
![Instagram vs. The New York Times [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/instagram-vs-new-york-times-optimized.jpg "Instagram vs. The New York Times [Infographic]")
Instagram vs. The New York Times [Infographic]
We often talk about how fast technology is evolving, and how that affects our daily lives in almost every way. However, I never thought about it all from this perspective before today. We all know that Mark Zuckerberg thought the value of Instagram was worth $1 billion dollars, and the decision that ...
Techie LED Matrix Glasses Will Hypnotize Anyone
One of the coolest aspects of working with tech trends is that you always get to see the trippy stuff right when it is created. What I mean is that as soon as something hits the Internet, there is a great chance that it is either sent to us by a reader, or someone tells us about it. That alone keeps ...
Commodore 64 Key-tar Promises 8-Bit Rock For Geeks
Someone I have to thank for starting me out using computers is actually my brother who bought a Commodore 64 back when they were brand new. I used to sneak into his room and code some simple basic when he wasn't home. I had my very own cassette that I saved my "work" on. Usually it was some rather e ...
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Your Ultimate Google Penguin Recovery Plan [5 Infographics]
If you hang with people in the web industry, you know that ever since Google implemented one of their biggest algorithm changes ever last month, which we all know as Penguin, people have been upset. Originally, Google said this change was to penalize spammy sites, but it seems in the process some le ...
![Brands In Social Media: How Popular You Need To Be [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Top-250-Retailers-Social-Media-optimized.jpg "Brands In Social Media: How Popular You Need To Be [Infographic]")
Brands In Social Media: How Popular You Need To Be [Infographic]
This is some really interesting information to me. We always say that as an individual, it's not about how many friends or followers you have on your social media sites. Instead, it's about the engagement and the quality of the individual relationships and contacts you've made, whether they are pers ...
Iron Man Dunks Promise To Be The Most Advanced Shoes Yet
We have featured a great deal of sneakers here on Bit Rebels, and so far the response has been great! You guys really seem to like sneakers, and so do we. In order to keep up the momentum, I set out to see if I could find some sneakers that go beyond what a pair of sneakers usually looks like. It's ...
This Router Displays Its Path When Delivering Your Data
Am I the only one that finds myself thinking about the different paths that the signals from the computer take in order to deliver the packets from my computer to the host of another website or vice versa when I am browsing the web? I mean, maybe it's because I am so used to checking things on our o ...
How To Keep Your Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Safe From Looters
Are you an ice cream fanatic of mammoth proportions? Do you sometimes feel like you have to guard that tub of ice cream with your life in order to keep it to yourself? Well, you are not alone. There are millions of people out there who feel the same way, and they go to great lengths in order to hide ...
Mythbusters’ Adam Savage’s 13-Year Quest To Build A Real Sci-Fi Gun
Being a technology geek in today's extremely innovative world is like being the only kid to a chocolate factory magnate. You would be constantly treated to the awesome and unearthly gadgets and remarkable solutions to problems that you never knew existed. It's especially fun if you are into building ...
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The Growing Impact Of Internet On Education [Infographic]
It sure is an exciting time for the nimble and innovative! With mainstream adoption, the Internet and social media have pervaded every aspect of our lives. In the classroom, the Internet is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning, and to engage students who learn best in other ...
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How Images Affect The Success Of Your Blog [Infographic]
When you've been writing multiple articles every day, seven days a week, for three years straight, like Richard and I have for Bit Rebels, you learn a lot of things along the way through trial and error. Some things are a little tricky, like learning effective SEO, and other things are easy, like le ...
Go Retro With The Game Boy Mini Watch
One of the coolest ways to accessorize is to wear a watch, or at least I think so. There are a lot of people out there who think that once you've gotten one watch, you don't need another. My own humble opinion about it is that that statement is ultimately wrong. For example, having the ability to we ...
Behold The World’s Most Expensive Camera
I think anyone who has been around computers for a long time still marvels over the technological breakthroughs that we keep hearing about every day. I'm not just talking about the minification of processors and the increasing power they are able to push out, but also the tools that we use in our ev ...
![Social Media & Food: A Match Made In Heaven [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Flowtown-Dine-and-Dish-Infographic1-optimized.jpg "Social Media & Food: A Match Made In Heaven [Infographic]")
Social Media & Food: A Match Made In Heaven [Infographic]
Have you learned more about food since you've been active on social media sites? I know I have. I usually cure my sugar cravings by writing about cupcakes, I take pictures of food and tweet them, I pin and repin tons of food pictures on my Eat This Beeeeyach board on Pinterest, and I've even downloa ...
![Music To Help You Dance On Demand, Legally [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Online-music-revolution-infographic4-optimized.jpg "Music To Help You Dance On Demand, Legally [Infographic]")
Music To Help You Dance On Demand, Legally [Infographic]
Chances are, if you said you were downloading music in the 90s, you were greeted with a look that Captain Jack Sparrow was more accustomed to. Yes, piracy in the online music download industry was rife, with Napster leading the charge of bringing music industry big wigs running around in their solid ...